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title: Private Networks via Kurtosis
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description: Setting up private Ethereum networks, the easy way
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---
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This guide explains how to set up a private network of multiple Geth nodes along with their corresponding [consensus clients](/docs/getting-started/consensus-clients) using [Kurtosis](https://docs.kurtosis.com/basic-concepts), a tool that facilitates running containerized packages. An Ethereum network is private if the nodes are not connected to mainnet or any of the testnets. In this context private only means reserved or isolated, rather than protected or secure. A fully controlled, private Ethereum network is useful as a backend for core developers working on issues relating to networking/blockchain syncing etc. Private networks are also useful for Dapp developers testing multi-block and multi-user scenarios.
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<Note>Geth only supports the Ethereum PoS consensus mechanism. This is a permissionless algorithm, meaning anyone who can access the private network and has enough ether (local to that network) can become a validator and propose blocks.</Note>
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## Prerequisites {#prerequisites}
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To follow the tutorial on this page it is necessary to have a working Kurtosis installation (instructions [here](https://docs.kurtosis.com/install)), as well as [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/). It is also helpful to understand Geth fundamentals (see [Getting Started](/docs/getting-started)).
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## Private Networks {#private-networks}
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A private network is composed of multiple Ethereum nodes that can only connect to each other. There are many details to setting up a fresh PoS network. To name a few: a genesis block must be generated for the execution as well as consensus client. The genesis will also contain the deposit contract which validators will use to stake on the network. Then ELs and CLs must be set-up in a concert off of the genesis files. The Kurtosis [ethereum-package](https://github.com/ethpandaops/ethereum-package) will handle all of that behind the scenes with the ability to costumize where needed.
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### Choosing A Network ID {#choosing-network-id}
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Ethereum Mainnet has Network ID = 1. There are also many other networks that Geth can connect to by providing alternative Chain IDs, some are testnets and others are alternative networks built from forks of the Geth source code. Providing a network ID that is not already being used by an existing network or testnet means the nodes using that network ID can only connect to each other, creating a private network. A list of current network IDs is available at [Chainlist.org](https://chainlist.org/).
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### Basic configuration
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Kurtosis runs based off Starlark configurations. Write the following content in a file named `network_params.yaml`:
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```yaml
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participants:
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- el_type: geth
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cl_type: lighthouse
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count: 2
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- el_type: geth
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cl_type: teku
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network_params:
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network_id: "585858"
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additional_services:
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- dora
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```
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This describes the structure of the network desired. The network will consist of 3 client pairs (execution and consensus). 2 of them running geth/lighthouse and 1 running geth/teku. Each pair would have an equal number of validators. They all will share a genesis block and will be peered together. It's best to specify a non-conflicting network ID for a private network. If no ID is indicated kurtosis will choose a default one (at the time of writing the default is 3151908).
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### Spinning up the network
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Once the config is written, it is straightforward to spin up the network. Run the following command:
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```terminal
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kurtosis run github.com/ethpandaops/ethereum-package --args-file ./network_params.yaml --image-download always
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```
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This indicates ethereum-package as a dependency which defines what the fields above mean. `--image-download always` makes sure the latest images are used always. Running it will produce an output such as the one below on a successful run:
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```
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INFO[2024-06-03T18:05:23+02:00] ===================================================
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INFO[2024-06-03T18:05:23+02:00] || Created enclave: dusty-soil ||
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INFO[2024-06-03T18:05:23+02:00] ===================================================
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Name: dusty-soil
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UUID: 1a33b911bfa4
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Status: RUNNING
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Creation Time: Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:04:43 CEST
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Flags:
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========================================= Files Artifacts =========================================
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UUID Name
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48ecd031ac60 1-lighthouse-geth-0-63-0
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4d9057965009 2-lighthouse-geth-64-127-0
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287a1079d7a7 3-teku-geth-128-191-0
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760206ace8ae dora-config
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61bcf0e4a182 el_cl_genesis_data
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72fa0877e1f0 final-genesis-timestamp
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c30d6e459e5d genesis-el-cl-env-file
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3e1aa28cadf3 genesis_validators_root
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41e32b09194d jwt_file
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3a555e3e1238 keymanager_file
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1ffd63ba783c prysm-password
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a9eabb55db42 validator-ranges
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========================================== User Services ==========================================
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UUID Name Ports Status
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35dbe5e28986 cl-1-lighthouse-geth http: 4000/tcp -> http://127.0.0.1:54607 RUNNING
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metrics: 5054/tcp -> http://127.0.0.1:54605
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tcp-discovery: 9000/tcp -> 127.0.0.1:54606
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udp-discovery: 9000/udp -> 127.0.0.1:56102
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2758e9a955e3 cl-2-lighthouse-geth http: 4000/tcp -> http://127.0.0.1:54610 RUNNING
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metrics: 5054/tcp -> http://127.0.0.1:54608
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tcp-discovery: 9000/tcp -> 127.0.0.1:54609
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udp-discovery: 9000/udp -> 127.0.0.1:55675
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5e648790d930 cl-3-teku-geth http: 4000/tcp -> http://127.0.0.1:54613 RUNNING
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metrics: 8008/tcp -> 127.0.0.1:54611
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tcp-discovery: 9000/tcp -> 127.0.0.1:54612
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udp-discovery: 9000/udp -> 127.0.0.1:62286
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1f961bcf0ef7 dora http: 8080/tcp -> http://127.0.0.1:54628 RUNNING
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f8a7764be245 el-1-geth-lighthouse engine-rpc: 8551/tcp -> 127.0.0.1:54586 RUNNING
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metrics: 9001/tcp -> 127.0.0.1:54587
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rpc: 8545/tcp -> http://127.0.0.1:54589
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tcp-discovery: 30303/tcp -> 127.0.0.1:54588
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udp-discovery: 30303/udp -> 127.0.0.1:51523
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ws: 8546/tcp -> 127.0.0.1:54590
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33a1aa3734f0 el-2-geth-lighthouse engine-rpc: 8551/tcp -> 127.0.0.1:54595 RUNNING
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metrics: 9001/tcp -> 127.0.0.1:54596
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rpc: 8545/tcp -> http://127.0.0.1:54598
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tcp-discovery: 30303/tcp -> 127.0.0.1:54597
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udp-discovery: 30303/udp -> 127.0.0.1:61026
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ws: 8546/tcp -> 127.0.0.1:54599
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22ec7e014303 el-3-geth-teku engine-rpc: 8551/tcp -> 127.0.0.1:54602 RUNNING
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metrics: 9001/tcp -> 127.0.0.1:54603
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rpc: 8545/tcp -> http://127.0.0.1:54600
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tcp-discovery: 30303/tcp -> 127.0.0.1:54604
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udp-discovery: 30303/udp -> 127.0.0.1:60590
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ws: 8546/tcp -> 127.0.0.1:54601
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c4655f3e76da validator-key-generation-cl-validator-keystore <none> RUNNING
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349a3759d6c8 vc-1-geth-lighthouse metrics: 8080/tcp -> http://127.0.0.1:54621 RUNNING
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deed7eacfd93 vc-2-geth-lighthouse metrics: 8080/tcp -> http://127.0.0.1:54623 RUNNING
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```
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That's it. Kurtosis has started all of the network components that was specified in the config in an enclave. The name of the enclave (i.e. `dusty-soil` for the run above) will be required to interact with the services. By now, the network should have started producing and validating new blocks. To get some insight into each of the clients it's possible to check the logs.
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```
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> kurtosis service logs dusty-soil el-1-geth-lighthouse
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[el-1-geth-lighthouse] INFO [06-04|07:59:05.048] Chain head was updated number=495 hash=2f3200..673eee root=d3d92f..d3bd27 elapsed=3.429333ms
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[el-1-geth-lighthouse] INFO [06-04|07:59:13.008] Starting work on payload id=0x03c53477e90934c9
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[el-1-geth-lighthouse] INFO [06-04|07:59:13.008] Updated payload id=0x03c53477e90934c9 number=496 hash=e995db..f5310d txs=0 withdrawals=0 gas=0 fees=0 root=36638a..e3c9a9 elapsed="379.542µs"
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[el-1-geth-lighthouse] INFO [06-04|07:59:17.007] Stopping work on payload id=0x03c53477e90934c9 reason=delivery
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[el-1-geth-lighthouse] INFO [06-04|07:59:17.041] Imported new potential chain segment number=496 hash=e995db..f5310d blocks=1 txs=0 mgas=0.000 elapsed=20.254ms mgasps=0.000 snapdiffs=98.81KiB triediffs=454.03KiB triedirty=79.69KiB
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[el-1-geth-lighthouse] INFO [06-04|07:59:17.047] Chain head was updated number=496 hash=e995db..f5310d root=36638a..e3c9a9 elapsed=2.198709ms
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```
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### Block explorer
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You might have noticed in the configuration above an additional service called `dora` was requested. [Dora](https://github.com/ethpandaops/dora) is a lightweight block explorer. The kurtosis logs above indicate that dora was successfuly launched as a service and is available at `http://127.0.0.1:54628` to inspect the chain.
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### Interacting with geth
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The most straightforward to interact with any of the geth nodes is through JSON-RPC. They are started already with the RPC server running and kurtosis has exposed those ports to the host as indicated in the logs. E.g. First geth node can be accessed via `http://127.0.0.1:54589`. Therefor the current block number can be retrieved via:
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```
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> curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{"method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[],"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}' http://127.0.0.1:54589
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{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x332"}
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```
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In the end the kurtosis services are docker images. It is also possible to get shell access to them and poke around, e.g. load up the console. Kurtosis facilitates the shell access through a command:
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```
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> kurtosis service shell dusty-soil el-1-geth-lighthouse
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No bash found on container; dropping down to sh shell...
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/ # geth --datadir /data/geth/execution-data/ attach
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Welcome to the Geth JavaScript console!
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instance: Geth/v1.14.4-unstable-a6751d6f/linux-arm64/go1.22.3
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at block: 830 (Tue Jun 04 2024 09:07:29 GMT+0000 (UTC))
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datadir: /data/geth/execution-data
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modules: admin:1.0 debug:1.0 engine:1.0 eth:1.0 miner:1.0 net:1.0 rpc:1.0 txpool:1.0 web3:1.0
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To exit, press ctrl-d or type exit
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>
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```
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## Further reading
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This tutorial covered the basics of spinning up a network via Kurtosis. The [ethereum-package](https://github.com/ethpandaops/ethereum-package) has far more features and options than the scope of this tutorial. The [guide](https://ethpandaops.io/posts/kurtosis-deep-dive/) by ethPandaOps also goes over more advanced functionality such as deploying a MEV stack, shadowforking etc.
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